Did your marriage turn out as expected?

Actually, I never really expected anything from my marriage. I always thought that I would go through it day after day after day. And then when we finally got married and started to go through the whole husband and wife phase, I just started to enjoy the entire situation as it would come to me on a daily basis. I am most happy with my decision to get married and there is nothing in the world that I would not do for my wife. So, not having expected anything from my marriage, I think I got the best of all worlds with it.

I have not experience myself but i have seen my friends whose turned as expected.

I am glad that you are happy. Before my ex-husband and I got married, he was wonderful to me. After the vows, his true side came out in the open. We had two children together, which I didn't find out until later that he didn't want them. I didn't really care if he didn't remember dates that I thought important. All I wanted from him was to be nice to me, which he couldn't do. I wanted him to be faithful to me, which he couldn't do. He actually changed on our honeymoon from this wonderful person to a monster. But I stayed with him for five years because I couldn't stand the thought of my family saying "I told you so." I acted like everything was fine because I didn't want people's pity. I didn't want them to know that I was in an abusive marriage. I finally got out of it when my oldest daughter became scared of him. I threw his stuff outside and got a restraining order, then we moved half-way across the country. That was nine years ago. I wish that I could have found a relationship like the one that you have. Congratulations. I don't think that all men change, only some of them. But there are always warning signs. I was just blind to them. I think that the key to a happy marriage (one that isn't abusive) is that one must learn to pick one's battles. Don't worry about the small things. They don't really matter in the long run. Just be happy with each other.